A two-year Legco panel investigation into claims that lawmaker Kam Nai-wai sacked a female aide after she rejected his advances has concluded that the allegations cannot be substantiated, a source said.
The seven-member panel's chairwoman, Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun, will present its report at today's Legislative Council meeting.
The source said the investigation had found sufficient evidence to prove Kam, of the Democratic Party, had made 'inconsistent' remarks to the media when explaining his September 2009 sacking of Kimmie Wong Lai-chu. However, they found insufficient proof that Kam had dismissed her because she had spurned his affections. The source did not say whether the panel recommended censuring Kam.
Lawmakers will vote on a censure motion on April 18. If it is carried by two-thirds of the 60-member legislature, Kam will lose his seat.
The source said: 'In a statement by Wong [in December 2009], she said when she was alone with Kam on one occasion [in June that year], Kam expressed affection for her and she immediately rejected him.
'It was months later that Kam fired Wong suddenly. The exact reasons for the dismissal could not be confirmed. Wong declined to testify and did not make any written statement [to the committee].'